he wrote me a page and a half in his support of clearing the names of john brow and brooks gruber. and i read one paragraph. considering that it was ignorance on the part of the marine corps that caused the april, 2000, accident, the marine corps should make it clear to major gruber's family, with no ifs or buts, that major gruber was not responsible for the accident. he further states, i do not suppose the marine corps ever apologizes, but considering that the accident was their fault and not major gruber's fault, an apology to the family would be in order also. another one of those individuals who has joined us in this effort to clear the names is rex, well known in the aerospace industry as an expert. and i read, mr. speaker, the failure of the manufacturing, boeing, and the navy to characterize the slow speed, high rate of dissent, handling qualities of the -- descent, handling qualities of the v-22 through flight testing, the failure to describe them for the air crew and the failure to provide an adequate warning system in the aircraft were the causes of the mishap, not the air

and to -- beside him is major brooks gruber who was a co-pilot. and i think about what i've said to the wives and to the sons and daughters. it's time that the marine corps absolute colonel john brow -- salute colonel john brow and major brooks gruber and say, colonel and major, you may rest in peace. don't ever worry about your name again. and we've done everything we can as united states marine corps to make sure that the public knows that you, too, pilot and co-pilot, were not at fault for that tragedy on april 8 of 2000. and, madam speaker, just a couple more minutes and i will bring my comments to a close, i had someone to sent in -- send to me a quote by voluntary that says -- voltaire that says, to the living we owe respect. to the dead we owe the truth. and that's why i wanted to be on the floor to tonight, to share just a few comments by the expert, not by me. i am no expert. i'm just a one man that believes what the wife said, connie gruber. my husband and john brow cannot speak for themselves. someone has to speak for these two men, to